Superscript and subscript: With the text selected, choose Text > Baseline, and from the submenu that appears, choose Superscript or Subscript.Text color: In the toolbar at the top of the Fonts dialog box, click the color swatch to open the Colors panel and select a color using the wheel, sliders, an image, or color presets.To apply underline, you can also select Text > Underline or press Command+U. To remove the underline or strikethrough, select None from this drop-down list. Each button also has a drop-down menu that enables you select a single or double line and a line color. Click the Underline or Strikethrough button to apply a basic line to the text. Underline and strikethrough: In the Fonts dialog box, an Underline button and a Strikethrough button appear in the toolbar at the top.Alternately, to adjust the text size less precisely, click and drag the slider on the right side of the Size column, or choose Text > Bigger or Text > Smaller from the menu bar. Font size: You can select a point size from the Size column, or simply type a point size in the box at the top and press Enter.Similarly, apply italics by choosing Text > Italic or pressing Command+I. You can also apply bold to selected text by choosing Text > Bold or pressing Command+B. Typeface: If your selected font has bold and italic styles designed specifically for that font, you see them in the Typeface column.If you don’t find the font you want, see Managing fonts later in this article. Select an option to apply it to your text. Font family: The Family column, you find a list of all the LayOut-supported fonts installed on your computer.Select a different collection if you don’t like the font family options in the default collection. Collection: In the leftmost column, you see collections of fonts, which is just the Mac’s way of helping you organize your fonts if you like.To open the Fonts dialog box, select Window > Show Fonts.
In LayOut for Mac OS X, you find character formatting options in the Fonts dialog box, shown in the following figure, or on the Text menu.
Font family: On the Text Style panel’s Format tab, the Family column lists all the LayOut-supported fonts installed on your computer.
Here’s a quick look at your character formatting options: To open the Text Style panel, click its name in the panel tray or, if it’s not on-screen, select Window > Text Style. In LayOut for Microsoft Windows, you find character formatting options on the Text Style panel’s Format tab, shown in the following figure, or on the Text menu.